Is it time to kill python-sqlite2 on Fedora >= 10?

[Michael DeHaan]

Matej Cepl wrote:
> Python 2.5 which is in Fedora 10 (and of course 2.6 in Rawhide as 
> well) contains built-in sqlite library. Isn't it time to remove 
> python-sqlite2 and remove all Requires for it?
>
> Is there something python-sqlite2 has which python2.5 doesn't?
>
> [root at viklef ~]# repoquery -q --whatrequires python-sqlite2
> gnomecatalog-0:0.3.4-3.fc9.noarch
> listen-0:0.5-19.fc10.i386
> python-kaa-imlib2-0:0.2.3-2.fc9.i386
> hamster-applet-0:2.24.0-1.fc10.i386
> gcompris-0:8.4.7-1.fc10.i386
> roundup-0:1.4.6-1.fc10.noarch
> sugar-datastore-0:0.8.3-2.fc10.noarch
> pychess-0:0.8.2-1.fc10.noarch
> elisa-0:0.3.2-1.fc8.noarch
> python-storm-sqlite-0:0.13-2.fc10.i386
> python-sqlobject-0:0.10.2-1.fc10.noarch
> PackageKit-0:0.3.9-4.fc10.i386
> conduit-0:0.3.14-1.fc10.noarch
> exaile-0:0.2.14-1.fc10.i386
> gourmet-0:0.13.4-3.fc9.noarch
> gcompris-0:8.4.8-1.fc10.i386
> jabbim-0:0.4.3-3.fc10.noarch
> pAgenda-0:3.2-2.fc10.noarch
> nmap-frontend-2:4.68-3.fc10.i386
> PackageKit-0:0.3.13-1.fc10.i386
> PackageKit-0:0.3.12-1.fc10.i386
> plague-0:0.4.5.6-1.fc10.noarch
> synce-sync-engine-0:0.11.1-1.fc10.noarch
> bibus-0:1.4.3-1.fc10.i386
> hamster-applet-0:2.24.2-1.fc10.i386
> bibus-0:1.4.3.1-2.fc10.i386
> python-kaa-base-0:0.4.0-1.fc9.i386
> [root at viklef ~]# 
>
>
>   

Removing packages that don't need to be removed results in some awesome 
funness when you have to maintain a package that works on EL-4 all the 
way through the latest rawhide.  

In general, don't remove it unless there's a good reason why it doesn't 
work, or there's a major bug you can't fix.

--Michael